“Everyone was very excited to see and touch the medals and we really want to become involved with Bag4Sport by doing recycling.”

Bag4Sport raises money for schools and sports groups by encouraging them to collect unwanted textiles. Clothes are sent to people in poor countries or recycled.

Wansdyke has also signed up for the charity’s mascot competition and will has a chance of winning the £500 first prize. Children are asked to design a suit that can be worn by a mascot at events and form part of a logo.

The contest is open to those aged from five to 16.

Miss Millward said: “It was really lovely to see so many children being genuinely excited by sport. It was a fantastic experience.”

For more details on Bag4Sport and the mascot competition go to www.bag4sport.co.uk